Ohtanimania officially hit Angels camp on Tuesday, with approximately 70 media members flocking to Tempe Diablo Stadium to chronicle the Japanese phenom’s first day of Spring Training. On Wednesday, the two-way star met with those reporters.

Alex Meyer won’t be in the mix to crack the Angels’ Opening Day rotation this spring after undergoing surgery to repair a labral tear in his right shoulder in September, but he still hopes to factor into the club’s pitching plans later this season.

It’s been almost seven years since Ron Washington managed the Texas Rangers to the cusp of a World Series title. Washington, now the third-base coach in Atlanta, still ponders how things might have turned out differently in Game 6 of the 2011 Fall Classic.

First baseman Ryon Healy, one of the Mariners’ main offseason acquisitions, is dealing with a right hand injury and was undergoing tests on Wednesday to determine his status for the start of Spring Training.